2021 Barry Goldwater Scholar
The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation was established by Congress in 1986 to serve as a living memorial to honor the lifetime work of Senator Barry Goldwater. The Scholarships are reserved for college sophomores and juniors who intend to pursue research careers in the natural sciences, mathematics, and engineering.
A total of 410 college students from across the United States were selected for scholarships from a pool of 1,256 applicants from 438 academic institutions.
“The Etown Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry encouraged me to begin research within my first year, allowing me to get a head start on developing crucial techniques through one-on-one training with professors,” said Talbott. “This dedication and continuous support enabled me to become a better scientist and person.”
Lawrence legislators and mayor push for in-person school, say remote learning has âsevere impactâ on student well-being
By Felicia Gans Globe Staff,Updated March 3, 2021, 3:14 p.m.
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A woman watches her step as she leaves a COVID-19 vaccination site at South Lawrence East Elementary School in Lawrence on Feb. 2.Elise Amendola/Associated Press
Keeping students in long-term remote learning in Lawrence, rather than bringing them back for in-person classes, will âexacerbate the achievement gapâ between the cityâs students and those in wealthier communities, members of Lawrenceâs state legislative delegation and Mayor Kendrys Vasquez wrote in a letter to the cityâs teachersâ union.
BOSTON (CN) A Maine law designed to prevent cable companies from relegating public-access channels to “digital Siberia” came under attack Thursday from a group of cable operators who told the First Circuit that it violates federal requirements.
“Cable operators don’t like these channels because they don’t make any money from them, and they’ve done everything possible to make them unpopular so maybe someday they won’t have to carry them anymore,” Christopher Taub of the Maine Attorney General’s Office told the court.
“They make them hard to find and hard to watch,” he complained.
The Maine law says that cable companies have to give public-access stations low channel numbers, summarize their programs in channel guides and broadcast them in high-definition if the program was recorded in HD.